Bhandal Buta

Bhandal Buta
ਭੰਡਲ ਬੂਟਾ
Village
Bhandal Buta
Bhandal Buta

Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 31°07′50″N 75°33′52″E / 31.1304407°N 75.5643451°E / 31.1304407; 75.5643451Coordinates: 31°07′50″N 75°33′52″E / 31.1304407°N 75.5643451°E / 31.1304407; 75.5643451
Country  India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Government
  Type Panchayat raj
  Body Gram panchayat
Elevation 246 m (807 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 709[1]
  Sex ratio 339/370 /
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 144039
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Vehicle registration PB-08
Website jalandhar.nic.in

Bhandal Buta (Punjabi: ਭੰਡਲ ਬੂਟਾ) is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 10 km away from Nakodar, 27 km from Phillaur, 28.5 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 137 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.

Demography

As of 2011, Bhandal Buta has a total number of 147 houses and population of 709 of which 339 include are males while 370 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. Literacy rate of Bhandal Buta is 76.32%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 84 which is 11.85% of total population of Bhandal Buta, and child sex ratio is approximately 1211 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 52.19% of total population in Bhandal Buta. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.

202 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Bhandal Buta which includes 179 males and 23 females. According to census survey report 2011, 96.04% workers describe their work as main work and 3.96% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months and 0% are agricultural labourer.[1]

Education

The village has a co-ed primary school founded in 1976. The school provide a mid-day meal as per the Indian Midday Meal Scheme.[2]

Transport

Rail

Nurmahal train station is the nearest train station however, Phillaur Junction railway station is 26 km away from the village.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is located 57.9 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 124 km away in Amritsar.

References

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